Free amino acid and cysteine sulfoxide composition of 11 garlic (Allium sativum L.) cultivars by gas chromatography with flame ionization and mass selective detection

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 23, 2005, Pages 9100-9104

  Lee, Jungmin ^b   Harnly, James M ^a  

^a BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliin; Allium; Free amino acid; Garlic

Indexed keywords

ALLIIN; AMINO ACID; CYSTEINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHIIN; SULFOXIDE;

ARTICLE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY;

AMINO ACIDS; CYSTEINE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; SULFOXIDES;

ALLIUM; ALLIUM SATIVUM; SATIVUM;

EID: 28444491506     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf051228e     Document Type: Article

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